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“To a large extent, people's interest in the character is the mystery of the character.”

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Michael Emerson is an American film actor born on September 7, 1954. He is known for his outstanding performances in various film and television projects, renowned for his exceptional acting skills and unique character portrayals. more

“I don't feel that way now. I don't want to make movies for the 10 people who feel exactly the same way about the world that I do. I want to make movies that many, many people see, and I want to say something that I believe is important in a way that people who don't agree with me can hear. And that involves making different kinds of choices, but it's not like a compromise that I'm making. It's that something else interests me, something else is appealing to me.”

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Author:Maggie Gyllenhaal

“In your actor's heart, you know when you're playing well. Others may not always agree with you, but I'm always aware of when the scene is cooking or not. You have an instinct about that from years of doing scenes and plays, and I think it stands you in good stead even in the TV world.”

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Author:Michael Emerson

“Life will be simpler when I don't spend two-thirds of the year in the middle of the Pacific.”

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Author:Michael Emerson

“People think drama drives story, but I think the comedy is really the heart and soul.”

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Author:Richard Linklater

“As we know from our government, the more power you have, the more of a bureaucrat you are, and the more ego you have invested in being right, the greater the odds are that you will never change your opinion.”

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Author:Richard Linklater

“That's the history of art - you have to consider yourself fortunate if you ever get acknowledged. If you have a critical success that's also a financial success and that you feel good about... If things line up, that's pretty rare.”

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Author:Richard Linklater

“You make a film and you can't really pick the way it's put to the public. You control the content, but the way it's marketed, or the poster, or what they're telling the public about the film, it's beyond you. Some people don't even see them, because they think they already know it. That can be frustrating, when something you've done is marketed in a way you think is antithetical to what it is.”

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Author:Richard Linklater

“It's hard to see a film one time and really "get it," and write fully and intelligently about it. That's a review. That's not film criticism.”

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Author:Richard Linklater

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